472: Chapter 472 Starry Night Chapter 14

Ning Yuan took a look and continued heading deeper into the Wasteland.

There were about thirty-two fruits on the azure ancient tree, and he and the three siblings from the An family took five of them; before he left, seven Pollution Beasts had obtained them, and adding the one killed by the tree, that made thirteen. Of the remaining nineteen, four must have fallen into the hands of the Bai family, and as for the last fifteen, who knows who got them.

A roar sounded from the horizon again, and Ning Yuan felt a palpitation in his heart. Was this aura from a Level Five Pollution Beast?

He just didn't know if it was one that had mutated or one that hadn't obtained an azure fruit.

Anyway, he was forty or fifty miles away from there now, so any danger wouldn't fall on him.

He quickened his pace and quickly left this place of trouble.

Half a month later

At Ning Yuan's feet lay a Level Three Ghost Spider. The Ghost Spider wasn't considered very strong among Level Three Pollution Beasts, but it was still a Level Three Pollution Beast. An ordinary hunting team would need the cooperation of its members to kill one.

But now, Ning Yuan could do it by himself.

After harvesting the Ghost Spider's silk, its hardest dorsal shell, its fangs, and a pair of forelimbs, Ning Yuan decided to head back.

Selling everything he had on him would fetch at least ten gold coins. Because of the improvement in his Talent, his hunting efficiency had also increased significantly.

After packing his bag, Ning Yuan returned toward the Safe Zone. He wasn't too far from the Safe Zone now, only less than two hundred miles away.

Within three hundred miles and outside of fifty miles, it was basically a second level danger zone. Most of the beasts inside were Level One or second level Pollution Beasts; Level Three Pollution Beasts were relatively rare, and as for Level Four, they were almost never encountered.

As for within fifty miles, that was naturally a Level One danger zone. Because hunting teams frequented it year-round, one could rarely encounter any Pollution Beasts here; even Level One beasts were quite rare.

Therefore, ordinary people would also come out to gather some herbs and wild vegetables with lower levels of contamination.

It took three days to finally reach the city walls.

The Safe Zone was very large; Ning Yuan didn't know how big it was, only that it had many districts inside.

After entering, there was a street filled with hunters selling Pollution Beast corpses or materials, and many ordinary people working there, such as moving corpses or cleaning up bloodstains.

Ning Yuan intended to find a few shops to sell the items separately. Selling one or two gold coins' worth at a time wouldn't attract any attention.

Entering a shop, he heard those hunters talking about the azure fruit.

"The azure ancient tree actually appeared again. Sigh, why wasn't it me! If I had been there, maybe I would have eaten an azure fruit by now!"

"Just you? A Level One Mutant? Keep dreaming. I heard that there were hundreds of second level Pollution Beasts, and later even thousands! It seems that although some people obtained them in the end, they simply didn't have the strength to fight their way out of that beast tide and ended up dying miserably!"

"Exactly. In the end, a Level Five Pollution Beast even appeared. The people from the Bai family of Yunshan had arrived early. The two children, that old clan uncle, and the White Cloud Eagle all ate the azure fruit. But because of greed, they didn't leave immediately and ended up being attacked by thousands of flying Pollution Beasts. They only managed to escape after fighting for their lives."

"I have a friend who was there, but he arrived late and didn't even enter the valley. However, he saw with his own eyes how tragic it was inside. The valley was packed with Pollution Beasts; you could practically crush three with a single step! Although powerful experts went in later, there were very few who actually swallowed an azure fruit and made it out alive!"

"The people who went at the very beginning were the lucky ones. I heard that the three siblings of the Green Wolf Team all obtained azure fruits. Now many forces are offering high prices, wanting them to join."

"Heh, join my foot. After eating an azure fruit, you can definitely withstand a Level Five gene potion, and you'll reach the level of a Limit Warrior. With that kind of strength, wouldn't it be better to build my own force and be the boss? Who would be a dog for someone else!"

"Exactly, and besides, all three siblings obtained one. Who would be a dog for them?"

"Haha, these three aren't good people either. Even though they went so early and obtained the azure fruits themselves, they didn't care about their teammates, resulting in only two out of a dozen teammates making it out alive. Who would dare to follow such people?"

"Exactly. They just got lucky. After obtaining it, they turned their backs on others. They abandoned brothers who had been together for over a decade just like that."

"Indeed. They still haven't shown their faces. I think they're just hiding. So what if they ate an azure fruit? Aren't they cowering like rats now?"

"I heard there was another person, the second human to obtain an azure fruit. Unfortunately, it was just one person wearing a black robe. You couldn't see clearly, and no one knows who it was. But hearing those two people from the Green Wolf Team, this person wasn't strong; they were likely just a second level Gene Warrior who left right after picking the fruit."

"second level? Damn it, why couldn't it have been me!"

"What's the point of discussing this? We can't possibly obtain an azure fruit, but there are quite a few Pollution Beasts that ate them—at least a dozen. Those big forces in the Inner City are all offering rewards of a million gold coins. A million gold coins!"

"Who doesn't know that? Goodness, you don't know, but those powerful hunting teams are like crazy, looking everywhere for those mutated beasts. You have to know that the reason the Bai family of Yunshan could become the Fifth-Level Extraordinary Family they are today was because of that White Cloud Eagle King; the family's ancestor signed a bloodline contract with the White Cloud Eagle King."

"Since then, the descendants' bloodlines changed, and five out of ten could obtain the Cloud Mist Talent. Once they cultivate to Level Four, they can turn their bodies into cloud and mist, making them practically immortal! Who isn't jealous of those mutated beasts now?"

"Indeed. I thought the Bai family of Yunshan was going to decline, but who would have thought that this time, three people and one beast in the family obtained azure fruits. This kind of luck, who can you even talk to about it?"

"That White Cloud Eagle's bloodline must be stronger than the White Cloud Eagle King from two hundred years ago. After all, the White Cloud Eagle King from two hundred years ago was just a second level Gray Feather Eagle before eating the azure fruit. The one swallowing the azure fruit now is a genuine Level Four White Cloud Eagle!"

"Sigh, it's just fate. Those two young master and miss of the Bai family are also Talent Users. If a Talent User consumes it, they can directly raise their Talent to A-grade! The Cloud Mist Talent that the Bai family ancestor awakened by signing the contract was only B-grade. Now, the Bai family can be said to have struck it rich."

"Heh, that's not necessarily true. The Bai family was just a Fifth-Level Extraordinary Family before. Now that they've suddenly obtained such a huge opportunity, will other forces just sit back and watch the Bai family grow stronger? At the end of the day, they are just a Level Five. In the Inner City, there are also Sixth-Level Extraordinary Family, and even ancient clans whose lineage dates back to the earliest era!"

"Don't even think about it. That young lady of the Bai family, for the sake of the family, has already entered into a marriage contract with the descendant of a Heavenly King. When that young lady turns eighteen, they will get married. Who would dare to touch them?"

"Ah, there's such a thing? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"I have a cousin who is a guard in the Bai family, and he only found out in the last two days. But those big families and big forces must all know about this, so there hasn't been any movement until now. After all, who would dare to touch a Heavenly King's granddaughter-in-law?"

"Sigh, I thought there was a big show to watch. I didn't expect it to be over before it even began."

"Heh, these families, every single one of them, are crafty."